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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/12/13, EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE: EOG) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.1875, payable on 4/30/13. As a percentage of EOG's recent stock price of $128.79, this dividend works out to approximately 0.15%.

Below is a dividend history chart for EOG, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.1875 declared by EOG Resources, Inc.:

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from EOG is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 0.58% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.